Lots of good and bad for these two sides so far, occupying positions near the median of the 2. Bundesliga table. Here's the Karlsruher SC - Fortuna Düsseldorf latest:
- Karlsruher SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Karlsruher SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Karlsruher nor Fortuna Düsseldorf as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
Karlsruher SC have played 6 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Karlsruher SC boss Eichner and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Sandhausen in the DFB Pokal. Midfield player Gondorf got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Gondorf hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Karlsruher SC lost 1-2 at home to Darmstadt 98.This is expected to be a close game, with Karlsruher SC perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Karlsruher SC as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Karlsruher SC has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Karlsruher in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. On the other hand, Karlsruher SC have conceded 7 goals.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fortuna Düsseldorf so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Thioune, the Fortuna Düsseldorf manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Fortuna Düsseldorf are looking to quickly end their 194 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Bundesliga.
Two away games in a row for Düsseldorf, whose manager Thioune could celebrate last time after the DFB Pokal win against Jahn Regensburg. Midfielder Peterson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.25. Peterson scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
The game before that, in the 2. Bundesliga, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Nürnberg.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortuna Düsseldorf playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Fortuna Düsseldorf wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Fortuna Düsseldorf rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Düsseldorf have not lost in the last 6 games (4-2-0) versus Karlsruher.Top Goalscorers
  M. Wanitzek 5 goals |  F. Schleusener 5 goals |  D. Kownacki 5 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 6.8 | 8.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.8 | 19 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.8 | 12.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 25% | 38% |
| 12.3 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored away.
- Karlsruher SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Magdeburg | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
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